Starter quiz
- What is the name of the character introduced in Chapter 4 of 'The Iron Man?
- the Iron Man
- Hogarth
- the space-bat-angel-dragon ✓
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- Which country did the space-bat-angel-dragon land on?
- Australia ✓
- Armenia
- Austria
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- What did the space-bat-angel-dragon demand when he landed on Earth?
- fun and games
- sleep and rest
- to be fed ✓
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- True or false? Humanity decided to give the space-bat-angel-dragon what he wanted.
- True
- False ✓
- True or false? Humanity was initially successful in waging a war against the space-bat-angel-dragon.
- True
- False ✓
- What did Hogarth persuade the Iron Man to do at the end of Chapter 4?
- to stop eating metal
- to defeat the space-bat-angel-dragon ✓
- to work for the farmers
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Exit quiz
- Put the following events in order, from 1 - 4, to show the correct chronology of events in Chapter 4 of ‘The Iron Man’.
- 1⇔A star moved towards Earth with a black flying creature on it.
- 2⇔The creature landed on Australia and demanded to be fed.
- 3⇔Humanity failed in destroying the creature and were given a deadline.
- 4⇔Hogarth sought the help of the Iron Man, who said he would defeat the dragon.
- What does it mean to 'evolve'?
- to stay the same
- to suddenly change
- to develop gradually ✓
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- What is a character arc?
- a character’s transformation or journey over the course of a story ✓
- what a character is like at the beginning of a story
- the ultimate fate of a character
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- True or false? The other characters viewed the Iron Man the same way throughout the story.
- True
- False ✓
- True or false? The Iron Man defeats the space-bat-angel-dragon.
- True ✓
- False
- How does the Iron Man punish the space-bat-angel-dragon?
- He makes him go to sleep.
- He makes him fly to another country.
- He makes him produce music for the Earth from space. ✓
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Lesson Details
Key learning points
- In Chapter 4 of ‘The Iron Man’, the world faces threat from a flying creature named the space-bat-angel-dragon.
- In Chapter 5 of ‘The Iron Man’, the Iron Man defeats the space-bat-angel-dragon and protects the Earth.
- A character arc is a character’s transformation or journey over the course of a story.
- We can examine the Iron Man’s character arc by considering how he is viewed by others over the course of the story.
- The Iron Man’s character evolves from one that is feared into one that is understood and viewed as a hero.
Common misconception
Children may assume 'evolution' refers to an internal or physical change in the Iron Man.
Ask the children to consider whether they think the Iron Man always had the positive qualities we witness at the end. This is a great opportunity to explore the concept of 'perception'.
Keywords
Character arc - a character's transformation or journey over the course of a story
Evolve - to develop gradually
View - a particular opinion or way of thinking about someone or something
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